État civil au Sénégal : un magistrat appelle à une réforme urgente
During the presentation of his book, "The Senegalese Civil Registration System: Between Situation and Recommendations," last Saturday in Saint-Louis, the president of the district court, Cheikh Sèye, offered a critical assessment of the sector. In remarks reported by Le Soleil, he identified three vital challenges: the accessibility of services, the training of staff, and the security of official documents.
The magistrate argues for a controlled digitization process to ease the burden on users, while issuing a formal warning: "Digitizing erroneous or fictitious documents makes no sense." For him, technology must not mask human failings. He therefore emphasizes the urgent need to train officials, whose regulatory errors cause significant harm to citizens, and calls for strengthened archiving and judicial oversight.
Towards the end of traveling court hearings?
While acknowledging the current usefulness of mobile court hearings in remote areas, Cheikh Sèye identifies a flaw. "It's difficult to completely secure mobile court hearings because they rely on testimonies whose sincerity cannot always be verified," he explains. To guarantee a robust system, he advocates for their gradual elimination in the long term.
Faced with the urgency of the situation, the magistrate is calling for a national conference on civil registration. According to him, only a comprehensive and concerted reform will guarantee reliable records, essential foundations for the exercise of fundamental rights in Senegal.
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